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HLTH 635 Course Syllabus
COURSE SYLLABUS
HLTH 635
HEALTH AGENCY MANAGEMENT
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course prepares students for employment as Executive Directors, Program Directors and/or
House Managers of 501(c) (3) organizations. Topics include but are not limited to fund-raising,
staffing, liability, budgeting, human rights issues, service coordination, and emergency
preparedness.
RATIONALE
Historically, nonprofit agencies have served as mechanisms for citizen participation, social
responsibility, and collective action in the resolution of societal problems. From healthcare
agencies, social service agencies, philanthropic foundations, and religious institutions to
museums, universities, and professional associations, the nonprofit sector includes a diverse
array of organizations, all chartered with a particular public or collective purpose.
In the last 30 years, the importance of the nonprofit agency in the development and delivery of
public services has grown dramatically. This course introduces the nonprofit organizational
forms and examines the complex social, political, legal, and economic environments in which
nonprofits operate; the various roles they play on local, national, and international levels; and the
structures, processes, and complexities of organizational governance shared by volunteer and
professional staff decision-makers.
I.
PREREQUISITE
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic
Course Catalog.
II.
REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASE
Click on the following link to view the required resource(s) for the term in which you are
registered: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/liberty.htm
III.
IV.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEARNING
A.
Computer with basic audio/video output equipment
B.
Internet access (broadband recommended)
C.
Microsoft Office
MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A.
Discuss acquisition and management of organizational resources.
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V.
B.
Analyze the human aspects of maintaining a successful organization.
C.
Recognize the scope and limits to the activities of public health organizations.
D.
Develop systems for continual quality improvement of public health
programming.
E.
Manage traditional and social media for the furtherance of a public health agency.
F.
Develop the framework for creating a 501(c)(3).
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A.
Textbook readings and lecture presentations
B.
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will
complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1.
C.
Discussion Board Forums (6)
Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is
required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum.
The student will use each thread to create the elements of the Mock Proposal
assignment that will be submitted at the end of the term. Each thread must be at
least 600 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the
thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply
must be at least 300 words. For each thread, the student must support his/her
assertions with at least 2 scholarly or biblical resources in current AMA format.
Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly or biblical resource as well.
D.
Submission of Intent
Before beginning the Case Study and Mock Proposal assignments, the student
will complete a Submission of Intent form for instructor approval. The
Submission of Intent must include the name of the organization that will be used
for the Case Study as well as a paragraph of at least 200 words identifying the
name, mission, vision, and intent of the nonprofit organization the student will
create to complete the Mock Proposal.
E.
Case Study
The student will complete a Case Study consisting of 4 parts, culminating in a
final 12-page paper. The Case Study will be a critical analysis of a real-life
nonprofit organization using the concepts learned during the course regarding
nonprofit development and management.
1.
Outline
The student will complete an outline of the Case Study across each section
identified in the template: background, board members, volunteers,
SWOT, performance measures, functions, fundraising, and fiscal analysis.
2.
Bibliography & Referenced Outline
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The student will submit a numbered reference list of at least 8 scholarly
sources, 2 biblical principles, and any additional relevant websites to the
Case Study. The items on the list must be in the same order as they appear
on the Case Study – Outline, and all references must be in current AMA
format.
3.
Draft & Peer Review
The student will submit a complete rough draft of the Case Study for peerediting. Using the Group Discussion Board, the student will also complete
a critique of 1 classmate’s rough draft.
4.
Final Submission
The student will write a research-based paper of at least 12 pages in
current AMA format that focuses on a review and analysis of a nonprofit
organization. The paper must include at least 8 scholarly references, 2
biblical principles, and all organizational materials (e.g. information on
agency, mission, and background).
F.
Mock Proposal
Using the Mock Proposal Template, the student will develop a business plan as if
he/she was starting his/her own nonprofit organization.
1.
Risk Assessment
As part of the Mock Proposal assignment, the student will complete a Risk
Assessment, identifying and describing at least 10 specific risks for his/her
hypothetical nonprofit organization.
2.
Final Submission
The student will write a multi-section research-based proposal in current
AMA format in which he/she will complete a business plan for creating a
hypothetical nonprofit organization. The student will use material
developed in the Discussion Board Forums and the Risk Assessment form
to complete the sections of the Mock Proposal Template. The Final
Submission must include at least 10 scholarly references in addition to the
course textbooks and the Bible.
G.
Midterm and Final Exams (2)
Each exam will cover the Reading & Study material for the assigned
modules/weeks. Each exam will be open-book/open-notes, contain 40 multiplechoice questions, and have a 1-hour and 30-minute time limit. The student will
have 2 attempts for each exam.
VI.
COURSE GRADING AND POLICIES
A.
Points
Course Requirements Checklist
Discussion Board Forums (6 at 40 pts ea)
10
240
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Submission of Intent
Case Study
Outline
Bibliography & Referenced Outline
Draft & Peer Review
Final Submission
Mock Proposal
Risk Assessment
Final Submission
Midterm Exam
(Modules 1–4)
Final Exam
(Modules 4–8)
10
50
50
75
150
Total
B.
75
150
100
100
1010
Scale
A = 940–1010 A- = 920–939 B+ = 900–919 B = 860–899 B- = 840–859
C+ = 820–839 C = 780–819 C- = 760–779 D+ = 740–759 D = 700–739
D- = 680–699 F = 0–679
C.
Late Assignment Policy
If the student is unable to complete an assignment on time, then he or she must
contact the instructor immediately by email.
Assignments that are submitted after the due date without prior approval from the
instructor will receive the following deductions:
1.
Late assignments submitted within one week of the due date will
receive a 10% deduction.
2.
Assignments submitted more than one week late will receive a 20%
deduction.
3.
Assignments submitted two weeks late or after the final date of the
course will not be accepted.
4.
Late Discussion Board threads or replies will not be accepted.
Special circumstances (e.g. death in the family, personal health issues) will be
reviewed by the instructor on a case-by-case basis.
D.
Disability Assistance
Students with a documented disability may contact Liberty University Online’s
Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) at LUOODAS@liberty.edu to
make arrangements for academic accommodations. Further information can be
found at www.liberty.edu/disabilitysupport.
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COUR ### Course Schedule
COURSE SCHEDULE
HLTH 635
Textbook: McConnell, Umiker’s Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor
(2009).
MODULE/
WEEK
READING & STUDY
1
McConnell: chs. 1–4, 12
1 presentation
1 website
2
ASSIGNMENTS
POINTS
Course Requirements Checklist
Class Introductions
DB Forum 1
Guidestar Account Setup
10
0
40
0
McConnell: chs. 5–6, 11, 13
1 presentation
1 website
DB Forum 2
Submission of Intent
40
10
3
McConnell: chs. 8–10, 14–15
1 presentation
3 websites
DB Forum 3
Case Study – Outline
40
50
4
McConnell: chs. 17–20, 24
1 presentation
Case Study – Bibliography &
Referenced Outline
Midterm Exam
50
100
5
McConnell: chs. 7, 16, 21–23
1 presentation
1 website
DB Forum 4
Case Study – Draft & Peer Review
40
75
6
McConnell: chs. 25, 33–36
1 presentation
2 websites
DB Forum 5
Mock Proposal – Risk Assessment
40
75
7
McConnell: chs. 26–31
1 presentation
1 website
DB Forum 6
Case Study – Final Submission
40
150
8
McConnell: chs. 37–40
2 presentations
Mock Proposal – Final Submission
Final Exam
150
100
TOTAL
1010
DB = Discussion Board
NOTE: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on
Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on
Friday.